5.5g SPS Nano Build Log

[1105]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7617647#post7617647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Steven0000
uhhh doesnt like wood+really hot=fire?

There is this new invention called a fan... They work really great at keeping temps down.

 

[Steven0000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7617680#post7617680 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 1105
There is this new invention called a fan... They work really great at keeping temps down.

well then my old man is an idiot and i knew i was right

 

[1105]

No he's right, it will get really hot, but the MH bulb (which gets the hottest) is sitting in a ceramic socket which is really good with dealing with heat. I'm probably going to have to have at least 2 good sized fans to keep it cool enough, but it'll work fine.

Many others have MH's on their larger tanks that are bolted up to wood and do they catch on fire?

 

[Steven0000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7618531#post7618531 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 1105
No he's right, it will get really hot, but the MH bulb (which gets the hottest) is sitting in a ceramic socket which is really good with dealing with heat. I'm probably going to have to have at least 2 good sized fans to keep it cool enough, but it'll work fine.

Many others have MH's on their larger tanks that are bolted up to wood and do they catch on fire?

i guess not

 

[bboy aqua]

I love your metal halide retro
I seen those halogen lights at my lowes and local hardware store(city mill)
they had 300w and 500w and alot more but thats all I can remember

does anyone know which halogen fixture I would use for a 150w setup?
70w is to little for me on a bigger tank

 

[Dakafall]

Hey, i was just wondering how long it took for your ballast to get to you? i ordered mine today, same price, so hopefully it'll work out great, now just to find some fans that'll run on 110v, what ones are you using btw?

 

[1105]

I'm going to be using some computer fans that'll be powered by a 12v transformer. The ballast only took a few days to get to me since I live in the same state as the seller. It'll probably take a week to get to your house.

 

[wav3form]

I have the same ballast and fixture. I made mine into a pendulum mount and hung it from the ceiling but it's the same setup more or less. I may get another fixture and redo it since I kinda broke most of the ceramic when I was cutting it to get more clearance for the bulb. These are about 8 bucks at my local walmart.

 

[penguinsix]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7629319#post7629319 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bboy aqua
I love your metal halide retro
I seen those halogen lights at my lowes and local hardware store(city mill)
they had 300w and 500w and alot more but thats all I can remember

does anyone know which halogen fixture I would use for a 150w setup?
70w is to little for me on a bigger tank

Either of those fixtures will work, you just need to replace the sockets.

 

[Pattylucylaura]

You don't even have to replace the sockets.

 

[bboy aqua]

wait so I can use the same fixture as 1105(which is a 300w halogen)for a 150w bulb?
so the 70w and 150w bulbs are the same lengths?the next size up from the 300w halogen fixture is the 500w

 

[Dakafall]

anymore new pics for us???

 

[1105]

Sorry, not yet. I've been busy with work and getting my new 65g set up. I have a nice 4 day long weekend now to work on it so I should have some more progress pictures here shortly.

 

[Dakafall]

*waits for more pics and my MH bulb for my DIY fixture*

 

[LBCBJ]

Did somebody say fire hazard ? :worried:

That light scares the hell out of me. The PC's will never last under that heat. Fans arent going to cut it man. I'm expecting the water temp to boil without a chiller.

 

[r00onmac]

i kept a 150 halide over a 5.5 for months and it wasnt until i lowered it to about 4" above the surface that i had heat problems... he will be fine with a couple fans to move air around

 

[1105]

Little update:

I'm going to try and find a ~13" cube to replace the 5.5g. I'm going to use the stand/canopy for something else, but I think a cube will look better just sitting on my computer desk than the 5.5g.

Does All-Glass make a cube around that size?

 

[Lacrosseboss18]

lookin real nice so far

 

[gemini aquarius(t)]

so if i were to get the 300 watt fixture can i put a m70 watt bld in it and be done or what? i dont understand the need of a ballast if the pendant is ready to go for a 300 watter!@?

 

[Bigmike]

1105, thats the exact lighting setup I have 9 inches over my 12 gallon sps tank, and I have 2x3 inch fans powered by 12V cell phone chargers, looks like we have similar thoughts on the subject of lighting haha. Ill try to get some pictures of my setup, it does heat the water and evaporate quite a bit, esp. with the fans on, but it is controllable. Good luck with your new cube.

Mike